The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-26

the national government shall have taken
possession or taken charge OF the reeoastruc-
a ~ 4 n On Iaalntenance OF the leyee system.
quarter mills fcI financial purposes, and you
have a one mill tax for general fund mr.
poses, and q one mill tax for your schools.
know, that q one mill tax for the schools is
utterly Inadequate for the maintenance Of
PROPER SCHOOL SYSTEM,
and we are eli looking forward to fhe time
when the one mill tax now given TO the levees
can be taken by the people of the State and ap-
lime Will be most rapidly reached when q
Governor by his brains and ability and his
energy shall have devised a plan and a policy
a. Fl. ms ~ been done BY Gov MeEnery!, that
directly interested in the levees bring such
influence 10 bear. upon the United States
geTernment as will secureits taking charge
people of the State from that burden. We
ind that the expenses of the State govern
fnent. have been reduced by this administra-
ton from $3.50, 600 a year to $3.50. 900, or
a saving of $500, ooo. a year. We lind that in
sixteen parishes subject to overflow that
], 800, 600 acres Of land have been restored
and piSced upon the assessment rolls.
You have heard q great deal said about the
military features of this campaign. but there
IL one little idea that seems to ne to be over
looked when we are discussing the question
of the Confederate soldier and the Confed-
q tha d I'D e a,,is az ~ wv nI;e g4ei II he 5sha p iiG Iaaaa5Houge
| the onnosition in fbIs naTrno;gn viii haas
tes g tn fbe e " ~ tbsf I PAS Z VIZ Sna pea.
IS INV ~ l ~ daGS MAJ nase eyer sp9heh
fadara+ W W. snI5 Ginoe n.ha despecS' \ az q C9n
OF that service to which | gave four Of the
best years of my life, viii always be glad to
II, n kaar;oo br;rh+ - S ~ w 4pa4 a1; ~
1inon op Z Gan Dars q b sns r 5sars +b enas gll.se 1h
due TO the Generals of the service, there was
also, something due to the privates who bore
sAS nea. aIu nuIuens u the gay. IApplausS:i
~ sesnts t 4hi1 a,lopg Eile oIher PUBIC lnstl-
snrgntsan d mn 9t the aanpfn va s enc tn az vas
Slcnol1s SiaT dla not escape tns attentloa CT
= H ia ~ FhcEneryi law nag neeh passed,
~ rs tEns, p4t no NE OF vlEslsy nag neen
RlVen 70 II. IL renamed Ier Samuel u. NC
Emery 70
BUILD P THE SOLDIERS, HOME
in New Orleans. where the crlnpled and dis.
abled Confederate solder couldfnd a restful,
peaceful and COMFORTABLE home. RI remained
FOR thu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of SamueI D. Mem
ery To enact q law That paye +n the crinnled
Confederate solder. or TO his widow if he had
passed away, 100 acres OF land.
I have been asked as one who had some
fn1ng to do W1th the eyeEts, that led up to the
placing OF Gen. FRANCIS 1. Nichols IN the po-
sltion OF Executive OF this State In 1877 Why
l now OBJECT to. AGAIN ealilng hlm 70 the po-
ht1cal leadership OF this State. L hope that
anything L may say viii not be construed as
lntentlonal nar5hnsss. l have no feelng OF
u~fikindness in my breast toward that distin-
gulshed gentleman, but when am called
upon To cfloosea political leaderl am invested
with my responsibility of citizenship and en-
Titled to my opinion by right OF service rem,
dered my party and my, people. ! Object te
the DECLARATION made. by, Gen.. Nichols LIZ
1877 that he believed III the obllteration OF
the color line In the party politics OF TILT
State. 1t Ia right that Gen. Nichols or any
other man VINO may BECOME the Governor O.
this State should treat the colored man witt
IL kJndnPS and lmnaTfIAfity. and with AlTJA
Justice. Such has been the course OF Samue
d. McEnery from the time that he came
into the gubernatorial office, but wheI
you ask me to accept the declaration, o.
Gen. Nichols that the celor line should b.
broken down in party politics, wheI
upon that depends the control OF the civ
~ilization and the intelligence OF this State,
its prosperity, and itg advancement in thu
future: when you ask me to adopt q part
. principle that would assist those who hav'
co-operated with the Republican party here
after ~toTuobilize and organize in each one 9
) the parishes IN this State and hold the bal
anee of power over the Democratic party, Vol
ask me to do that which, believe Will result
J N o very short time IN
) and Testoslng 5s ~ Ra{t 81 t resc eoad ih;s ssa tEon
: M4lG Sii iI + : p he Il referr;ng to the cos
> VA LannanaS ~ East EaI;nisne the fha
t day. While | do not beiieye ma the moYe
: menb was uaassu nen l,aat
e Ing, composed Of eolored men who la,
anH Who b = alwaTs voted for and s%unporte,
/ and Pno nsa aaMasn W oaaa TSan sasanhie
! VIZ iSpa 1880 ;on GanIarai tbarssalpes DeTnr
) ersfs Damoerats with aprogisoi Not Dem
4 snypEsIiIa van and me- w Il are s1lpporting th
platform Of 1854; not Democrats who ii
stand BIZ the platform OF 1888, but Demo
Gratis, with q proviso, pon the platform G
I. 1870, and Democrats, with a proviso, es the
z understanRd i, OF the OH oiil'e tSe nro 81 s1e t So
they will cast their votes as an orgaaizatio
Q with that wing of the Democratic part
= in East Feliciana that viii give them
g ieh. Take that parish, and II 1T can 2
d divided asit was the other day in a primary
d where only hfty-tWo. votes controlled
and alloy that element 70 cone ln ao1o y
q men. or a hundred Republicans VINO Woui
declare themselyes Democrats, could come
aud reverse the will OF the majority IN tha
p pseEaant j dn iet res9st VII II " Your I'LL pa r5ea that +
viii be but a few years before VIC. Will se
again these people who are nov hylag I
z peace with the white people o. tni s, Ss hat
q again plunged Into strife, and we Will LAY
4 trouble again 70 regele oqE larry and n
te State from the conditions brought about 2
g tAis InongrellzatloD Of cur pohtlcs. !,
i oD9ect 60 3 poilIlcal leaos y e Ga1 WI ,. ~ |
( Vas in 1873. lt - tEue Inst me ntase 90
u eminent was redeemed In 1878, but you 9
know that AZ Itteen or slxseeE pa hn 7 j
W this State those leaders that had peen g
I pelled from The State government tooK feIn.
e in the richest parlsnes q NE ssai? aH ~ "0'
e still carrying on thelr rule q spoliasioh.
ie was IN 1878 when
20 THSAE PARISHES WERE REDEEMED
e AMI when at last the Democratic flag foate
y aver ali the parishes of this State and ths
ar u 49, 4; ! Insif;on IL align themsei#a8 wi
~ NJ XII 1r = deyelopment that TIE 9th
3t NY aas;sbas bad grse into in 1877. Seventy,
. fFsighfy Of the Best citizens Of this Sta
MeSs liz osfy Of New Orleans, and o.
81 - fhe nrincipaI reasons and gToun
" ,,,,,n winch those arrests and those charg
"a and those prosecutions we're lnaugurate
na9 4ha awiff message 81 Francis T. Nichol
- fba General Assembly Of this State co
g sIs us ) ae,-9e IN 81 those CITIZENS III advan
- - 5 - 4t.arbo IN anrnTra1nihV IN